Gun Shows
Gun shows are widely attended by Americans interested in firearms for defensive purposes, hunting, sports, recreation and historical significance.
In the 1990s, gun control supporters began claiming that criminals were commonly acquiring guns at shows. However, studies by the federal government have repeatedly shown that less than one percent of state prison inmates incarcerated for gun crimes acquired their guns at shows, while most acquired guns through theft, on the black market, or from family members or friends.
In the same period, gun control supporters began pushing federal legislation to require background checks on the relatively small number of people at shows who buy guns from people who are not dealers. Now, they demand a background check for any sale, trade, gift or other transfer of any firearm, anywhere, to anyone—in some cases, including family members or friends.
NRA opposes expansion of the background check system, because criminals easily get guns by other means and because expanding the background check requirement would be a step toward transforming the background check system into a national gun registry.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Recent attacks on American gun shows are not about law enforcement or punishing the guilty, they are about ...
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Recent attacks on American gun shows are not about law enforcement or punishing the guilty, they are about ...
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sen. Frank Lautenberg has once again introduced legislation to regulate gun shows. And as before, it calls for ...
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Castle gun show bill (H.R. 2324) shares many unacceptable provisions with S. 843, but in key areas ...
Monday, April 27, 2009
As drug-related violence soars on the border, some on both sides are all too ready to blame the ...
Friday, November 7, 2008
Gun shows are large, public events that for many decades have been held in convention centers and banquet ...
Thursday, May 25, 2006
H.R. 1384, introduced by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), would remove several antiquated and unnecessary restrictions imposed on interstate ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
John Edwards' four years in the Senate are characterized primarily by poor attendance, but the votes he has ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
John Edwards' four years in the Senate are characterized primarily by poor attendance, but the votes he has ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
John Edwards' four years in the Senate are characterized primarily by poor attendance, but the votes he has ...
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